The only problem with a contest is that I would have to release the synth, wouldn't I?
Mike
Has anyone seen Scott Kane recently?
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- KVRAF
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- 4420 posts since 7 Nov, 2005 from Florida
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No you're not, you're spending all your time on hereKarmacomposer wrote:I am working on expansion packs and presets right now.
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- KVRAF
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- 4420 posts since 7 Nov, 2005 from Florida
LOL. This is true. However, I really want this taken care of - so, yes, I am really wasting my time by asking lots of questions and attempting to find artists.yellowfever wrote:No you're not, you're spending all your time on hereKarmacomposer wrote:I am working on expansion packs and presets right now.
TBH, I am struggling with the notion of doing it myself.
I used to be a graphic design artist and, while not nearly as good as the likes of some of the incredible artists around here, I do know how to make 3D photorealstic backgrounds and such.
It's more a belief thing.
Mike
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- KVRian
- 1188 posts since 24 May, 2006 from Our Amazing Oasis in Space - USA Section
I really didn't think so. I was just thinking about adding a kind of background to the controls layout you have already displayed. And then the "winning design" could be applied, or something. Like I said, I really don't know how skins are actually created and applied and all that! Just a thought! :)Karmacomposer wrote:The only problem with a contest is that I would have to release the synth, wouldn't I?
SciFiArtMan
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- 447 posts since 23 Mar, 2008 from so whos got a blowfelt?
If I was making a vst i would get this guy to do my skin.
http://www.kvraudio.com/get/4126.html really really nice.
this one is nice too http://www.kvraudio.com/get/2626.html
+ whoever makes the default mu.lab skin. I approve.
http://www.kvraudio.com/get/4126.html really really nice.
this one is nice too http://www.kvraudio.com/get/2626.html
+ whoever makes the default mu.lab skin. I approve.
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- 7879 posts since 16 Apr, 2003 from -on the outside looking in
Nice synth. Pretty standard VA fare. I can't say it has anything over Synth1, but in all it's nicely executed.
..what goes around comes around..
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- KVRAF
- 19899 posts since 16 Sep, 2001 from Las Vegas,USA
ArtVera?Karmacomposer wrote:
Any other suggestions for AVAILABLE skin designers that can do photo-realistic work and won't charge me a fortune?
Mike
We know she does top notch work. The questions are how much and is she available at this time?None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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- KVRist
- 460 posts since 12 Sep, 2008 from Canada
Artvera can be contacted here:Teksonik wrote:ArtVera?Karmacomposer wrote:
Any other suggestions for AVAILABLE skin designers that can do photo-realistic work and won't charge me a fortune?
Mike
http://www.artvera-music.com/
CHeers
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- KVRAF
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- 4420 posts since 7 Nov, 2005 from Florida
I know Atvera well. I am looking for a bit more photo realistic. She creates great skins, but they don't tend to look photo-real. In fact, at the moment I am using sliders and knobs she created for the temporary product.
Mike
Mike
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- 774 posts since 1 Oct, 2006
Personally, the photo-realistic thing is getting to be a bit over-rated and over-desired these days.
I've ended up asking myself, "Does it really make a better interface?" I don't think it does.
It amounts to eye candy and because of that I do think it introduces a bunch of junk the eye has to sort out that are not necessary to it function. There's a side of me that likes that sort of thing, I love to see them and I have wasted hours doing it, see the emu of a casio vl-1 I did in skinman, but theres a point where I decided it would just make for a pain the ass GUI to actually use ever for such a simple synth. Do I really need life like full sized faders with a fancy VU to match, does bigger gfx make for bigger sales or price tags when a few simple bars would do the trick? Do I purchase one over the other simple becasue of a picture?
There are certain things when used that should have a high level of photo-realism, wood for example, if the designer can't make it look real or present it so that it is convincing then they should leave it out. Most of the time I find wood ends used in a GUI totally ridiculous because they look fake, good enough is not good enough if it gets included, but they end up in GUI's anyway. Racks ends are another one of those things that end up total over used…Its one things if it was included to help float the eye to the center for the GUI or make the GUI a tab wider etc etc more often then not I imagine they are there for simple reason that they seem to think its cool…which is not a good reason and in my mind works against being cool.
What my point…I don't have one I was just bored
I've ended up asking myself, "Does it really make a better interface?" I don't think it does.
It amounts to eye candy and because of that I do think it introduces a bunch of junk the eye has to sort out that are not necessary to it function. There's a side of me that likes that sort of thing, I love to see them and I have wasted hours doing it, see the emu of a casio vl-1 I did in skinman, but theres a point where I decided it would just make for a pain the ass GUI to actually use ever for such a simple synth. Do I really need life like full sized faders with a fancy VU to match, does bigger gfx make for bigger sales or price tags when a few simple bars would do the trick? Do I purchase one over the other simple becasue of a picture?
There are certain things when used that should have a high level of photo-realism, wood for example, if the designer can't make it look real or present it so that it is convincing then they should leave it out. Most of the time I find wood ends used in a GUI totally ridiculous because they look fake, good enough is not good enough if it gets included, but they end up in GUI's anyway. Racks ends are another one of those things that end up total over used…Its one things if it was included to help float the eye to the center for the GUI or make the GUI a tab wider etc etc more often then not I imagine they are there for simple reason that they seem to think its cool…which is not a good reason and in my mind works against being cool.
What my point…I don't have one I was just bored
GUI designers a resource list of artists: http://sukaudio.blogspot.com/
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- 9531 posts since 6 Oct, 2004
I think her graphic art on the Fretted-Synth SaFfron gui isKarmacomposer wrote:I know Atvera well. I am looking for a bit more photo realistic. She creates great skins, but they don't tend to look photo-real. In fact, at the moment I am using sliders and knobs she created for the temporary product.
Mike
equal to the best out there. The gradients, colors, layout, spacing, logos, and usability can't be beat. A pleasure just to open it and slap an array of fx
on a soundfont.
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- KVRAF
- 7795 posts since 20 Jul, 2004 from Clearwater
Synth Squad is still my fav when it comes to UI's. Strobe is just a thing of beauty.
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- KVRAF
- 2267 posts since 25 Jun, 2008 from Montreal, Canada
I didn't read all the msgs here so sorry if this has been mentioned, but Karma, maybe you could try http://www.musicworks.fr
They're probably not cheap but maybe you can ask and have a nice surprise! If Scott can show up now...
They're probably not cheap but maybe you can ask and have a nice surprise! If Scott can show up now...